“And here was Neptune, god of the sea…” I went to the shore one recent day, an offshore storm kept strollers at bay. Surfers will ride a stormy sea. But I saw […]
Neptune Rising
Active Shooter
I shoot, with my camera. A walk on the shore, away from the din of, “active shooter” and “inactive Congress”…bliss. The board-walk of Long Beach can be as much enjoyment as the […]
To the Rhythm of the Surf…Bliss
The bliss started when I saw the sea. It always does. The ocean churned one recent day, but I waited till the tide was high to walk its edge. I hoped to capture […]
The Treasurists
“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” Thornton Wilder Thornton Wilder, a favorite author, gives an example of his insight […]
A Happy Place
There is a pulse to existence, you can hear it, you can see it…if you pay attention. I was traversing the Long Beach surf when I stopped to alight on a […]
The Egg and I
In these most troubled times of the deaths of my Brothers in Dallas my heart aches. Their loved ones are inconsolable, lost in numbing grief. The sounds of Taps, the pipes and […]
Leap to Death…or Stand for Life
Some of us are drowning on this sea of life. She was pretty much following the example of her good friend Miriam when she jumped in front of the train…Miriam hung herself. […]
We Are Life
“What we do to serve life automatically benefits all of us because we are all included in that which is life. We are life.” David R. Hawkins Wed. June 22nd, I biked […]
Made in the American Shade
“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” Elmer Davis I feel there is no point in being free in […]
Heartbeats in the Sand
It’s about heartbeats. Our Long Beach oystercatcher drama unfolds under a fog these days. The three oystercatcher chicks who hatched are doing well and growing to pigeon size already. But care still […]
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